System of threading needles



Aug. 31, 1948. HUMNG 2,448,432

SYSTEM OF THREADING NEEDLES Filed July 1, 1946 IN VEN TOR. fu m HUN/-6- Rr'rauve ru- Patented Aug. 31, 1948 I S TA; FATE NT F Fl CE;v

2,448,432.." SYSTEM OFITHREADIN G'N EEDLES '1 Ruth" Hi'ining, Cleveland, 0lii'o 1 ApplicationJuly.1,-,1946, Serial.No..680,62.6.=

J 3" Glaimsi (Cl. 223-49) Tl1is-invention"'relates' to animproved" system ofthreading needles" for the work of handsew-- ing. This,..therefore, is the general object" of the present invention.

Another object, ofthe presentinvention is to provide a system of threading needles which system: may :be usedto advantage by unskilled persons.

In the past varioussystems ofthreading need-les have been used. Such systems generally have employed a needle threader comprising a looped filament-of thin "-gau-ge wire having; :its free-ends secured toa holder" or-handle and :the other; or looped endy being capable" of insertion in the eye of a needle. In such systems the operator inserted the looped end of the threader in the needle eye, drew the needle onto the threader toward the handle past the loop, placed a thread through the loop in the threader, and then withdrew the needle and the attached thread from the threader across the loop.

!While such systems have some advantage in that it is somewhat easier to thread a needle by passing a wire rather than a flexible thread through the needle eye, they nevertheless have met with little success as both the unexperienced and the experienced find this advantage to be slight.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a system of threading needles which may be used by the inexperienced and which will eliminate the disadvantages of systems used in the past. To accomplish this object the present invention provides a unit comprising a wire filament having a plurality of needles mounted in a row thereon. A portion of the filament extends beyond the row of needles and is provided with a loop. The inexperienced may then pass a thread through the loop and withdraw a needle and thread from the filament as a unit. Thus the user is not required to pass either the thread or a wire through the eye of a needle. Obviously the system may be used to advantage by the most inexperienced. The needle may be discarded after the supply of thread thereon has become exhausted and a new needle withdrawn from the unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved needle threader of the wire filament type.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated. The novel characteristics .of-theirivention .will be sum .v

marized in the claims;

In the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates the improved needle threading unitppackaged for distribution; "Figs. 2 and .3 illustrate threa'dingunit; Figs;:4 and 5 are. illustrative of, the methodot producing the unit; and Fig;' 6 is the use of the improved a modifi'e'd form of the invention.

As heretofore mentioned, the present inven-' tion contemplates the looped filament .of wire: having.. a plurality of needles threaded thereon.

ofthin gauge'stiffwire'; Thiswire' is bent upon itself forming a loop ll having elongated portions l2 which extend from the loop parallel and in contact with each other for a distance sufficient to permit a plurality of needles [5, say for instance twenty, to be mounted thereon as illustrated in Fig. l. The free ends of the wire portions I2 are welded or otherwise joined together as indicated by the numeral It. The joined portions of the wire are ground to provide a point, indicated at IT, which facilitates insertion of the member in the eye of a needle.

The needles ii are threaded by passing a thread l8 through the loop H as indicated in Fig. 2 withdrawing the needle from the member I 0 across the loop II as indicated in Fig. 3 thus threading the needle, and finally withdrawing the thread from the loop ll. Thus even the most inexperienced may quickly and easily thread the needles. When a new supply of thread is required, a fresh needle is withdrawn from the unit and the one from which the supply has been exhausted is discarded.

In Fig. 6, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the portions I2 of the wire l0 are provided with a second loop or separated portion 20. In this form of the invention the supply of needles is carried by the portions l2 of the wire between the loops 20 and II. Needles of one size, such as those indicated at I 5A, may be placed adjacent the loop 20, while needles of a different size or length, such as indicated at I5B, are placed adjacent the loop II. The needles I5B are threaded as heretofore described. The needles l5A, however, are threaded by passing the thread through the loop 20 and withdrawing the needle across this loop and the point IT.

The needles I5 are preferably placed on the threader unit ID by positioning the needles on a chuck, such as the magnetic chuck indicated at 30 in Fig. 4, with the eyes 3| of the needles in provision of. an..elongated In; the drawings there is illustrated a. member 10 formedofla. loop alignment with each other. The point I! of the threader unit I is then passed through the aligned eyes of the needles and the source of power disconnected, thus releasing the unit from the chuck. To facilitate distribution of the unit, it is preferably placed in a package, such as best shown in Fig. 1, comprising a folded paper wrapping 25, the needles passing through slots 26 in the wrapper as indicated therein and the ends 21 of the package folded as indicated by the dotted lines 28.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved system of threading needles provides a package of needles which previously have been mounted on a common looped wire, so that the user need only pass the thread through the loop in the wire and withdraw a needle together with the thread. Likewise when the threader is provided with spaced loops needles of various sizes or types may be used or one loop may be used for thread differing in type or color from the thread used in the other loop.

I claim:

,1. In combination a plurality of needles having the eyes thereof aligned one with the other, a wire filament extending through the eyes of the needles, said wire being bent upon itself and formed to provide a pair of spaced loops separated by parallel reaches of the double wire on which the needles are positioned.

2. A needle threader comprising, an elongated wire bent upon itself to form a loop at one end and having its free ends joined together and shaped to form a point, a portion of the ends of the wires adjacent the point being bent outwardly and. away from each other then toward each other to form a second loop, both loops being small enough to pass through the needle eye, the portions of the wires between the two loops being substantially parallel and in contact with each other whereby a thread may be placed in either one of the loops and a needle drawn from the intermediate portion across the desired loop to thereby thread the needle.

3. A system of threading needles comprising, aligning the eyes of a plurality of needles of two sizes, the needles of each size being grouped together, passing a member pointed at one end and having a pair of spaced loop-like formations through the aligned eyes by inserting the point of ,the member in the eyes of the needles and progressing the member through the needles until one loop is on one side of one group and the other loop is on the opposite side of the other group, and passing a thread through either of said loops and withdrawing the needle across the threaded loop.

RUTH HUNING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

FOREIGN PATENTS I Date Germany Dec. 2'7, 1923 

